Spring snare



Feb. 20, 1923. 1,445,892.

F. KovATCH.

SPRING SNARE.

FILED sEPT.14.1922.

l (gw-vento@ Sho/cmg f To all icmm'z't may concern."

Patented Feb. 20, .1923.l

" UNITED stares' FRANK Kovli'ron, A013' oiviAHA, NEBRASKA.

SPRING simian.v

Application'aiea september i4, i922. seriai ivo. 588,1l61.

Be Vit known that I, Finnair KovAaoH, a citizen of the. United States, residing at Omaha; in the county of Douglas.. Statej of Nebraska7 have invented ycertain new and use'- i"iil Improvements in Spring Shares.; and l do hereby declare the-following` to `be aA vlllll, clear, and exact descitption loi' the inven- .tion7 such as willenable others 'skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates tolnew and useful improvements in traps and V,particularly lto' vtra is knownv as snares.

ne obgectof the invention is to'proride a trap of this chaiacter whichv is sim-` ple in construction, strong, durable, and

effective infits operatioinland which can be,

manufactured at a lowcost.

Another object is. to pro-vide av trappof this character whichis adapted to be'driveii into the ground at the openingof the animals lair. or in the licor' of a room, at a l when' used iii-doors.

rat opening,`an d which will be quickly and easily released when the animal thrustsits" head through the ring, to tightly grip ,theI the neck, to strangle the animal around animal.

Other objects and advantages will be ap parent 'from the following description whenl taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

ln Jghedrawing: Figure 1vis a perspective in set position7 when used out doors. y

yFigure 2 is a perspective view of the trap olE Figurel, in sprung position.'

' Figure is a perspective view of the trap Referring particularly ing diavung, the trap is formed from a i single length of suitable stiil" wirez andincludes the stein oi' shank 10. which is adapted to be driven into the ground at the open.- ing oi` the aniinals lair. The upper end o r' the stein is bowed laterally;l as shown at 11,l resulting in the shoulder 12, in which are formed the transverse nicks or notches 13.`

rlhe other end of the bowed portion 11, is

formed into a series of spring `coils 14-and from thence theend of the wire is bowed ina direction oppo-site to that of the tion 11, aspshown at 15, withits terminal arranged to enter one or another' of the nicks 13, to holdv the bowed portion 15 in such relation to the bowed portion 11,V that to engage with o-ne end .view of the trap to the yaccoiiipanyf the two bowed lportions oi-ni acoiiip-letef4 ring, intofwhich the animal .thrusts its head;` This ring'porton, when the stein is driven into the ground-.is disposed loverand sur.-

rounds'tlivo,` openingy otheaniinals lair, so f that whenftlie animal. pushes its lieadj 1 1rv through the ring', the" bowedy 'portioi'ifl will be ieleasedfi'rr'im thenicks and. by means oi@ the stro-ng springy action of the coils will l'ly across towardthe-"bowed. portion'111.5A clamping the between. i

' v.The fact that Athe stein isl dri'veninto I the ground,servesas an anchor for the trap, and preventsthe anima-l carryingthe trap away.

ln the form kaniinalsneck, or body there; 4 Y' ofv the 4device vshown iiilFigure B, the stem10 is considerablyl shorter than that oi the other formr`- and this shank is eiiter nallynv threadedy so that it. may be screwed into the floor opposite alrat holedrk in Athe floor or wallwhenfthe device is to beused iii-doors' Otherwise theconstrue;4 g

tion of this .form foriin` 4llVhat isi 'claimed is:

1 An animal trap comprising having a jaw lon' one end, and a spring ljawy carried on' the first jawand,y flexible toward and away from the first jaw and arranged` yis the same astthe other setI position.

2. iin anii'nfal trap `coinprisiii,g. a' stem having a .bowed rjaw onl one endj, a spring' bowed jaw carried by the outer end of lthe first jaw and-flexible:toward.and away from stein of the steinwheninf i the first jaw, andy means on the stern adjaf' i 'cent the. otherend of the first aw. 'for-'ene gagementbv the free end of the secoiidjaw to holdthelatterin set position'.-

3.V An animal trap formedv from a v .single length of spring material havinga grouiid-y i penetratii'igstein, va bowed; jaw iorniedon one end, the outer end olthe4 jaw beingormedwith spring coils and extended to form a second bowedspring jaw the portion oi the device between the first jaw` and stein beingformed-` witliii'otches :for

reception of thel o'iiterl endof'` the second jaw to hold the latter in set positionj4 'In testimonyv whereof,l I aflii; my signature, in the presence of two witnesses. p FRANK KOVATGH., i/Vitnessesz' i GUYGr. ELDRIDGE, v 'HARRY A. PEARC'E. f 

